Benjamin Henson of West Barnstable, age 15, competed this summer in the Junior Olympics in Des Moines, Iowa. He won a Gold Medal in the Bench Press Competition in his weight/age category.

Former Barnstable volleyball player named to special team

Liz Curley of Barnstable was chosen to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) 25th Anniversary volleyball team. It is an honorary team of the best players from the past 25 years, chosen by a panel of current and former college coaches. Curley, a graduate of Barnstable High School, was Hofstra University’s first honorable mention All-American player in 2006, and was named the CAA Player of the Year in 2006 and Rookie of the Year in 2003. She is ranked among Hofstra’s career Top 10 in kills, hitting percentage and blocks.

Amateur basketball ready for new season

The Cape Cod Amateur Basketball League will hold an organizational meeting Aug. 23 at 5 p.m. at 219 Station Avenue in South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-398-0138.

Open beach volleyball is a hit

Barnstable Recreation’s Open Beach Volleyball will be held each Wednesday evening until Aug. 26 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Covell’s Beach in Centerville for folks in high school and beyond. Cost is $2 per person for residents, $4 for non-residents. Enjoy summer volleyball at its “funnest!”

Snorkel your way through summer

Cape Cod Sea Sports in Hyannis, in partnership with Deep Blue Discoveries, is offering family snorkeling programs this summer that will allow families and individuals to directly experience the underwater marine ecosystems of Cape Cod. Tour participants will see marine animals in their natural environment. Tours include equipment rental, instruction and the actual tour itself. For more information contact Jeff Croll at Cape Cod Sea Sports at 508-790-1217.

Run four miles for CHAMP Homes

CHAMP Homes is organizing the sixth annual Marstons Mills Four Miler, which will be held Sept. 5 at 9 a.m. The start and finish lines will be on Main Street in Marstons Mills. Proceeds of the event will benefit CHAMP Homes, “Places of Hope, Built on Faith,” providing affordable, supportive housing. There is a $15 registration fee for adult runners, no fee for high school cross-country runners. Race day registration will be from 8-8:45 a.m. at Marstons Mills Community Church. Parking for the run will be available at Marstons Mills Elementary School on Route 28 and Main Street. This year’s run will feature a new flat, measured and marked track and a new walk of 1.75 mile per lap. Timing will be provided by the Falmouth Track Club. Awards will be given to runners only in the following categories: The Fastest Male and Female, Age Graded Male and Female Champions, Clydesdale (200+ pounds) and Athena (150+ pounds) Champions. Medals and ribbons will also be distributed for first place male and female divisional winners. Shirts will be provided to the first 100 people who pre-register by Aug. 29. Race result postings will be available at coolrunning.com, capecodathleticclub.org, marstonsmills.org, and marstonsmillscommunitychurch.org. Sponsors for the event are Macomber’s Sanitary Refuse Co., Hanlon Shoes, Hyannis Foreign Auto Repair and Cape Care Coalition. Registration forms and course maps are available at CHAMP Homes, 82 School Street, Hyannis, MA 02601 or online at www.champhomes.org or www.marstonsmillscommunitychurch.org.

Red Cross Open golf tourney

The American Red Cross, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter will hold its second annual “Red Cross Open” charity golf tournament Sept. 11 at The Club at Yarmouth Port on Kings Way in Yarmouthport. The tournament will take place on the National Day of Service in honor of the First Responders, those who serve and all those who volunteer and support the Red Cross, and will feature several specials, such as raffle and auction items and prizes for the winners. Registration begins at noon, with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Cocktails, a cash bar, and hors d’oeuvres are set for 4:30 p.m., followed by a dinner buffet and awards ceremony at Ardeo at Kings Way. The Chapter is looking for several more foursomes and sponsors, as well as raffle and auction items. The entry fee includes greens fees, carts, hors d’oeuvres and buffet dinner at Ardeo Grille at Kings Way, right off the golf club. Individual golfers are $99 and foursome fees are $350. Not a golfer? Join us for cocktail time and dinner for $25. For more information, call (508) 775-1540 ext. 21 or go to capecodandislandsredcross.org.

Get goofy with the Goofy Golf Ball Drop

This summer the Audible Local Ledger is hosting the first “Goofy Golf Ball Drop” at Holly Ridge Golf Club. 3,000 numbered golf balls will drop from a little red helicopter; the closest three to the pin without going into the hole will be awarded cash prizes of up to $10,000 for first place, $5,000 for second place, and $1,000 for third place with a combined maximum prize of $16,000 or 25 percent of all ticket sales. The event will be held at noon Sept. 12 with a weather date of Sept. 13. All proceeds will benefit the Audible Local Ledger. Tickets for each golf ball are $20; the purchase of five or more golf ball tickets qualifies you for a two-for-one green fees coupon redeemable at Holly Ridge Golf Club in Sandwich. For more information or to purchase golf ball tickets, call the Audible Local Ledger at 508-539-2030or 508-539-6762 and toll free at 1 (877) 255-2260or email them at
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. Golf ball tickets may also be purchased at Holly Ridge Golf Club, Sandwich, Cape Cod 5 Cents Savings Bank, Mashpee, Lujean Printing, Cotuit, First Citizens Federal Credit Union, Falmouth, and Falmouth Jewelry Shop, Falmouth.

It’s touchdown time with local football leagues

The Nauset men’s touch football league, the West Barnstable women’s flag football league, and the Dennis women’s flag football league are seeking officials for the coming season. Anyone interested in officiating is asked to call 508-398-0138 for more information.

Don your trunks and ‘Swim for Life’

Swim for Life returns to Provincetown Sept. 12, held in honor of the late Jacqui Mac, a local healer and massage therapist who would have been 55 on Sept. 7. The 2008 event raised $160,000 from over 300 swimmers and kayakers. This popular post-Labor Day celebration and quintessential community event will be held at the Boatslip Resort, 161 Commercial Street, and includes the Mermaid Brunch, entertainment and the awards ceremony. The Celebration of Life Concert will be held at the Meeting House Sept. 11. For the third year, local community radio station WOMR 92.1 FM (www.womr.org) will broadcast the event live and online from the Boatslip Resort and from the starting line at Long Point. Shirl Roccapriore's Swim for Life t-shirts (100% organic cotton) are for sale at Seamen's Bank, Commercial Street, and Venture Athletics. For registration forms for swimmers, paddlers, security boaters, volunteers and sponsorship opportunities, or to make a donation, contact: Swim for Life, P.O. Box 819, Provincetown, MA 02657, 508-487-1930, email,
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, and at its website, www.swim4life.org.

Calling all sports buffs

Sports-minded seniors ages 60+ are invited to come by the new Hyannis Youth and Community Center on Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. until noon beginning Sept. 14 for lively discussions on the latest sports news. If you are a senior and enjoy the sports scene, join us for a weekly gabfest of all things sports. Passionate fans, trivia nuts and even a few New York fans will add greatly to the discussion. Participation by class members is a must. The class leader, Paul Cotton, is a certified Boston “sports nut” who will see to it that all discussions are in good fun.

Tee off for Mike Stacy scholarship

The Cape Cod Landscape Association will host the 19th Annual Mike Stacy Memorial Golf Tournament Oct. 3 at the Quashnet Valley Country Club. Tee time is at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start. Registration for the event is open and the $120 entry fee includes greens fee, cart and post-golf dinner. A raffle will be held at the end of the day with thousands of dollars in prizes. The tournament is limited to 144 players. Participants pre-registering are entitled to a $20 discount on the registration fee if they register by Sept. 1. For more information or to register call 1-877-432-3156 or email Diane Johnson at
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Run away in Harwich road races

It rained for 40 days and 40 nights and then on Oct. 3 there was the First Harwich Cranberry Festival Half Marathon and 7.1-mile race exposition. On Oct. 4 will be the races. There is a limit this year of 1500 bibs, with 550 bibs already sold the first week that registration was open. Visit www.baevents.com for more information and to register.

Bike for healthy breathing

The 25th annual Autumn Escape Bike Trek held by the National Lung Association will take place Oct. 2-4. The trek begins in historic Plymouth, MA Oct. 2 and ends in Provincetown Oct. 4. There is also a two-day trek option for weekend-only riders. The Autumn Escape Bike Trek is open to cyclists of all levels. The American Lung Association will provide prizes, dinner, entertainment and support along the way, as well as overnight accommodations, medical and technical support, food and beverages and more. Massachusetts’ own Mayflower Brewing Co. sponsors the Autumn Escape Bike Trek. For more information on the Autumn Escape Bike Trek, other cycling events, or the American Lung Association call 1-800-LUNG-USA or log on lungne.org today.

Get ready to run in the Dennis Chamber 5K

The fourth Annual Dennis Chamber Labor Day 5K Road Race will be held Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. with the start at Johnny Kelly Field in South Dennis and the finish at Carleton Hall in Dennis Village. Registration is $20 pre-race, $25 day of race, and includes t-shirt. Official times will be kept and prizes awarded for Junior, Men, Women and Senior divisions with medals for winners. Register online at www.dennischamber.com or at the Dennis Chamber Office, Routes 28 & 134, West Dennis, or call 508-398-3568.

Lace up those running shoes

Join the folks from Hanlon’s Shoes every Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. year round, rain or shine, for a five-mile run. Call Kevin Petrovek at Hanlon’s, 508-775-8877 for more information.

Become a real Road Runner

The Hyannis Road Runners meet every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. from April through November on the track at Barnstable High School, West Main Street in Hyannis. The program is open to walkers, joggers, runners and competitive runners of all ages. For more information call Paul Fendler at 508-775-7097 or contact him via email at
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Take your best shot…and send it here

Sportsman’s Landing tackle shop, located on Route 28 in Dennis, is currently hosting a fishing photo contest. The contest lasts until Oct 15, 2009, and there are plenty of great prizes in various categories. Some of the categories are: fly fishing, tuna bite, kayak fishing or surf & beach. Please go to www.sportsmansmanslanding.com or email your photo to
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This one’s for the women

The 2009 season of Dennis Women’s Flag Football will begin Sept. 6 with new player registration/practice at Johnny Kelley Park in South Dennis beginning at 9:45 a.m. Games are played every Sunday from Sept. 13 until Dec. 6, with players arriving by 9:45 a.m. and games to start promptly at 10 a.m. Registration fee is $35/player. Cape women 18 and older are invited to join. For more information, email:
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, check out the website at www.leaguelineup.com/dwffl, or call (508) 776-9119.

Support CHAMP Homes and be a Big Wheel

CHAMP Homes’ Director Paul Hebert is looking for cyclists, sponsors, “Big Wheels” and alliance organizations to support the Last Gasp Event. Charities and churches from across the Cape are invited to raise funds for their own mission by participating as an ally, indicating support of CHAMP Homes without the cost or responsibility. They can ride with their own branding. A small percentage of the funds they raise will be shared with Champ Homes. The next Last Gasp Bike, Boat ‘n Bake will take place on Sept. 20 and is a three-part daylong fundraising event intended to help raise money for several nonprofit organizations, including CHAMP Homes. For more information about CHAMP Homes, the Last Gasp or for pledge forms, call (508) 771-1470, email
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or visit www.champhouse.org.

Walk for the dogs (and cats)

Cape Animal Referral and Emergency Center, LLC, has created the Cape’s first animal blood bank, to be operated out of CARE in South Dennis. To help support their efforts in bringing similar banks to every veterinary hospital on the Cape, CARE will hold its Doggie Walk for Life fundraiser in September. For more information call CARE at 508-398-7575.

Play golf “fore” the Jimmy Fund

The 9th Annual Fairway Restaurant Jimmy Fund Golf Classic will be held Sept. 16 at Captain’s Golf Course, 1000 Freeman’s Way, Brewster. This event is held to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and features a scramble format with a shotgun start, a raffle and prizes awarded for Closest to Pin and Longest Drive. Registration begins at noon, with shotgun start scheduled for 1 p.m. Dinner and cocktails will commence at 6 p.m. in the banquet hall. The deadline for registration is Sept. 2. There is an entry fee of $125 per golfer or $500 per foursome, and includes greens fee, cart, goodie bag and dinner. Tickets to the reception dinner only are $50. For more information call Ken Taber at 774-353-6311, or Dan Wacht at 774-353-6310.

Tee off for a cause at the Red Cross Open

The American Red Cross, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter is hosting its second annual “Red Cross Open” charity golf tournament Sept. 11 at The Club at Yarmouthport on Kings Way. The tournament will take place on the National Day of Service in honor of the First Responders and all those who volunteer with and support the Red Cross. The chapter is currently seeking foursomes to play, and sponsors, as well as raffle and auction items. The day’s schedule begins with registration at noon, putting contest at 12:30 p.m., a shotgun start at 1 p.m., cocktails and cash bar following the event at 4:30 p.m. and a dinner buffet at Ardeo Grille at Kings Way with an awards ceremony from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for Top Three Teams, 50-50 Hole, Closest to the Pin, Hole in One and Putting. For more information call 508-775-1540, ext. 21 or visit www.capecodandislandsredcross.org.

Fish for a cure in the Nantucket Slam

The 2009 Redbone @ Large Nantucket Slam fishing tournament to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is scheduled to take place Sept. 13, 14 and 15. Anglers are invited with or without their own boats, and will be supplied with all the necessary tackle and equipment. The cost is $2500 per angler, $5000 for a “bring your own boat and team” (two anglers, captain and mate) and fees include two days of competitive fishing, all food and beverages and gift bag. For more information or to register call 1-800-966-0444. To register online or make a donation visit http://mass-ri.cff.org/nantucket.

Tee off for the CCCC Golf Tournament

The 21st Cape Cod Community Golf Tournament to benefit the CCCC Educational Foundation will be held Sept. 20 at the Hyannis Golf Club. The event, presented by Helene’s Gifts and Wayside Gallery, features a shotgun start, reception banquet and live auction, as well as prizes for Closest to Pin, Longest Drive, team awards and Hole-In-One. Registration is Sept. 14, and fees are $125 per person or $500 per foursome and include greens fees, cart, gift, lunch and dinner. Folks can attend the dinner only for $30 per person. For more information contact Gerry Desautels at CCCC Educational Foundation, 508-362-2131, ext. 4439.

Harwich Half Marathon

The first Harwich Cranberry Harvest Half Marathon & 7.1M will take place Oct. 4 at 11 a.m., starting and ending at Harwich High School on Oak Street in Harwich. This new Cape Cod road race is hosted by B.A. Event Promotions and is the third race in the 2009 Cape Cod Half Marathon Trilogy. To register visit www.baevents.com/harwichhalfmarathon.